Our Sponsorship Benefits

Your Sponsorship provides your organisations direct access to SADC regional opportunities giving you exposure to corporates, institutions, innovation networks, AI market ready talent and recognizing your organisation as an Official Strategic Partner for this flagship AI Summit & SADC AI Hackathon 2026

  • Brand Visibility
  • Tickets for Day 1 at the KZN AI Summit 2026
  • Tickets for Day 2 at the SADC AI Hackathon 2026 Gala Dinner
  • Logo placement on event website and event banners
  • Social media recognition during event campaign
  • Mention in the post-event newsletter
  • Dedicated desk space at the event venue
  • Snack or meal sponsorship recognition
  • Recognition during Micro Challenge Award Presentation
  • Medium logo placement across event materials and website
  • Logo on official hackathon t-shirts
  • Social media spotlight campaign
  • Feature in post-event newsletter
  • Engagement & Access
  • Branded booth or registration desk at event
  • Workshop hosting opportunity before or after hackathon
  • Panel or keynote participation
  • Recognition during Challenge Awards Ceremony
  • Design your own challenge and award prizes.

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Bronze Sponsor

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Silver Sponsor

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Gold Sponsor

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Platinum Sponsor

  • Large logo placement across all marketing materials and event platforms
  • Feature article on the event website and newsletter
  • Recognition during Enterprise Challenge Awards
  • Closing session acknowledgement
  • Speaking opportunity (5–7 min) at opening or closing ceremony
  • Workshop or technical training session
  • Premium exhibition space and dedicated booth
  • Large logo placement across all marketing materials and event platforms
  • Feature article on the event website and newsletter
  • Recognition during Enterprise Challenge Awards
  • Closing session acknowledgement
  • Speaking opportunity (5–7 min) at opening or closing ceremony
  • Workshop or technical training session
  • Premium exhibition space and dedicated booth
✨Includes All Bronze Benefits
✨Includes All Bronze & Silver Benefits
✨Includes All Bronze, Silver & Gold Benefits ✨

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Access to Top Talent

Engage directly with Africa's brightest AI developers, data scientists, and problem solvers. The Hackathon attracts pre-screened, high-potential innovators from across all 16 SADC Member States — your next hire, co-founder, or portfolio company founder is in the room.

Amplify your presence across our website, social media channels, newsletters, and live event coverage. Your brand will be positioned alongside SADC governments, global tech companies, and Africa's most compelling AI innovations — in front of ministerial, investor, and media audiences.

Define your own challenge brief and inspire impactful AI solutions tailored to your business needs and the African market. Partners gain first right of refusal to license, acquire, or co-develop solutions built on their challenge — creating a proprietary innovation pipeline at a fraction of internal R&D cost.

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Brand Visibility

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Innovation Opportunities

Connect with participants, mentors, judges, and industry leaders across the 16-SADC states and beyond. The KZN AI Summit Award Ceremony on 4 September 2026 places partners in direct dialogue with ICT Ministers, CEOs, and regional development finance institutions in a high-profile, media-attended environment.

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SADC Networking Platform

Why Partner With US...

Join us and be part of history for this exhilarating SADC AI Hackathon 2026 - a groundbreaking event in the African region bringing together 16 dynamic member states! Partnering with the SADC AI Hackathon is not a sponsorship transaction — it is a strategic investment in the continent's most concentrated pool of emerging AI talent, with direct access to the innovators, decision-makers, and markets that will define Africa's digital economy.